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<br />MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br />ENERGY CITY COMMISSION <br />HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18,2006 <br /> <br />1Jernbers Present: <br /> <br />Ron Bratlie, ~'-\.rne Hendrickson, J eEE Gongoll, Bryan .!\dalTIS, Ed Stoutenburg 1\T, Susie <br />Overholser, ,\1 ance Zehringer <br /> <br />~Ien1bers ~'\bsent: <br /> <br />Sharon IZan1pa, J efE \T assar for Deb \X/alters, Stev"e Rohlf, Gary Connett, and Stephanie <br />I<linzing <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Rebecca Haug and Heidi Steinlnetz <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> <br />Todd Leonard, 1:1D <br /> <br />Ivleeting \vas called to order at 1 :30 p.ln. by Chair ",\1 ance Zehringer. <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Consider October 18_ 2006 ECC .!'\genda <br />The agenda \vas approved as presented. <br /> <br />') <br /> <br />Consider Sepre111ber 20_ 2006 ECC :Lvlinutes <br />The nunutes \vere approved as subnutted. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Presentation by Todd Leonard_ 1\:0) <br />Todd Leonard, IvID and President of Jrv1RS~'\ provided background inforn1ation regarding his connection <br />\\~th Elk River, including the fact that Conurussioner Rachael Leonard is his mother. He pro"vided <br />inforlnation about ]rvfRS.!\, \vluch is a c0111pany that produces air handling systellls. He provided statistics <br />regarding the energy' cost savings attributed to the product. <br /> <br />The C011111ussioners inquired about the different aspects of the product/ cOlnpany and asked for additional <br />articles/inforlnation regarding \vhere the air handling systelTIS are installed, ete. EnvironlTIental J.'\dlninistrator <br />Rebecca Haug indicated that she \vould fOl\vard the information to the COl1mussion via e-Inail once provided <br />by Dr. Leonard. <br /> <br />4. Elk River Library Update <br />Tlus iteln \vas postponed since the architects \vere not able to attend. <br /> <br />:>. Sherburne County i-\ssistance Prograln <br />The COllllmssion approved the letter frOlTI IvIayor I<Jinzing that \vould be sent to the County requesting a <br />potential contribution to\vard the Energy City conference. <br /> <br />6. Energy Issues Conference <br />1\fs. Haug provided the COl1umssion "\vith an update regarding the conference Subcollliruttee's planning <br />efforts. <br /> <br />.!\ssistant Director of Econolmc Development Heidi Steinlnetz inquired if she could begin expending <br />111arketing dollars for the conference since the 111ajority of the funds are part of the 2007 budget. <br />COlllimssioner Gongoll indicated "yes" since the total conference budget \vas already approved by the City <br />Council this past ...~ugust. 1ifs. Haug added that conference expenses may be incurred in 2006 since \\lebsite <br />expenses are under budget. <br />